Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and First Deputy Prime Minister and presidential candidate Dmitry Medvevev are seen during a meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Sunday, in this Dec. 30, 2007 file photo. Partial returns from the Central Election Commission show Dmitry Medvedev with 64.5 percent of votes in Russia's presidential election.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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